It wasn't about one-upping Virginia's trick play, Larry Fedora said. It wasn't about playing poker in a football game, seeing what the Cavaliers did and raising the bet, the Tar Heel head coach said. "We didn't call the trick play because they called the trick play," Fedora swore. But when Virginia scored on a fake field goal, when tight end Evan Butts snapped the ball to holder (and backup quarterback) Matt Johns, then caught the ball wide-open in the end zone, the Tar Heel sideline perked up.
"First of all, that was the first time I've ever seen a snapper score, so that was a new one for me," said Tar Heel receiver Bug Howard.